Chapter 74

For someone like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who were both literate and martial, seeing a method to strengthen the body was no different from finding a rare military book.

The two walked up to Qin Feng, smiled rather embarrassedly, and after a bit of mutual deference, they said together, "Zijin, can you teach us this body-strengthening technique?"

Qin Feng's skills indeed surpassed those of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but it wasn't because of any secret method to strengthen the body. It was because he had lived three lifetimes. In his later life, he practiced some free fighting, and in his previous life, when he traveled back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, he trained hard with great generals like Zhao Yun, which improved his skills.

Seeing that they wanted to learn, Qin Feng thought that spreading the culture of his later life would also promote the development of the era. Therefore, he taught them some aerobic and anaerobic exercises from his later life.

However, with so many people in the military camp, when they heard that Qin Feng was teaching body-strengthening techniques, they were all overjoyed. Who wouldn't want to learn? Thus, they all gathered around, and in no time, over a thousand people had come.

Qin Feng had no choice but to teach them all. Fortunately, as a general, he had a viewing platform next to his tent. So, Qin Feng stood on the platform and taught everyone the fitness exercises from his later life.

A few minutes later, Cao Cao suddenly saw through it and called out from below, very dissatisfied, "Zijin, you're not being honest."

Qin Feng was secretly angry and said, "Mengde, I'm teaching you these exercises selflessly. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but why say such things? Tell me, where am I not being honest?"

Cao Cao was very dissatisfied and turned to the soldiers, saying, "General Qin is not wrong in teaching you, but he is holding back. He is teaching us incomplete parts, which cannot be connected together, so they cannot form an effective body-strengthening technique." He then turned to Qin Feng and said, "Brother, am I wrong?"

Qin Feng thought to himself, "Do you, Cao Mengde, want to train to become a top general like me?" But seeing the soldiers' gazes, he knew they believed Cao Cao's words.

He cursed inwardly, "Aerobic and anaerobic exercises from my later life can be practiced individually. When combined, they don't show any continuity. What should I do?"

As time passed, the soldiers' disappointment grew, and they began to disperse.

"This is a secret method, understand? General Qin will never teach it to us lowly soldiers."

"Indeed, even General Cao and the other officers, General Qin doesn't teach them, let alone us."

"Ah, let's go."

Qin Feng didn't want to see the soldiers disappointed, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll teach you a complete set. Anyone who wants to learn can, I, Qin Feng, never hold back!"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were speechless, but the soldiers cheered.

"General Qin loves his soldiers like his own children, teaching us the secret body-strengthening technique!"

"General Qin is selfless, anyone who learns can achieve great things!"

The news spread quickly, and more people gathered.

Cao Cao's face turned black, and he said to Yuan Shao, "Is Qin Zijin's brain being squeezed by a door? These body-strengthening techniques are secret and the guarantee of achieving great things. He could have taught us privately, but now that everyone knows, the secret is no longer a secret, and it's useless."

Yuan Shao, dissatisfied, said, "Mengde, if you hadn't pressured him, would he have done this?"

However, no matter how many people learned, learning was better than not learning. And Cao Cao believed he would learn better than others, so he was afraid Qin Feng would change his mind and said impatiently, "Zijin, don't just talk, teach us quickly."

Qin Feng stood on the platform, looked down at Cao Cao, and smiled, "Mengde, is this how you seek knowledge?"

Cao Cao was stunned, and all the soldiers knelt, shouting, "Master, please teach us the secret technique!"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's faces twitched. Qin Feng smiled and said, "Since you don't understand the etiquette of a master, you can cool off to the side."

To learn the secret technique, the two were willing to go all out, bowing ninety degrees and saying, "Master, please teach us the secret technique."

Qin Feng laughed loudly, and Cao Cao's face turned red as he called out, "Qin Zijin, don't be too proud. If you teach poorly, you'll be disgraced for eternity!"

Yuan Shao's face also turned red, thinking, "I am from a family of three generations of high officials, and I have even studied under great scholars like Lu Zhi. Today, I am defeated by Qin Zijin!" But to learn the body-strengthening technique to defeat enemies and achieve great things, he was willing to go all out.

In the shadows, Liu Bei fanned his large ears and smiled inwardly, thinking, "Fortunately, I have foresight. I can learn in secret without enduring Qin Zijin's temper."

On the viewing platform, Qin Feng smiled slightly, then his expression became serious, and he said, "Everyone, listen to my commands and watch my movements. How much you learn depends on your focus."

Thus, including Cao, Yuan, and Liu, over two thousand soldiers became alert, and as more people gathered, Qin Feng became the center of attention.

Qin Feng cleared his throat, saw that everyone was focused, and immediately shouted loudly, "Now, let's start with the eighth set... um? The first set of military calisthenics, march in place!"

Pata pata pata pata, as thousands of soldiers marched in place, Qin Feng finally felt what it was like to lead exercises on a stage in middle school. Although the sense of achievement came late, it was better than nothing.

Leading Cao Cao and these heroes in calisthenics was not something a middle school physical education class leader could compare to.

Qin Feng followed his own pace, using a rhythmic tone, just like the loudspeakers in his later life, and began to call out the beats, "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, 2-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, 3-2-3-4... Cao Mengde, pay attention to your arm posture~"

"Ah, yes!" Cao Cao, while marching in place, quickly replied and said to Yuan Shao, "Damn, Qin Zijin is holding back. He said the eighth set, which means there are eight sets in total!"

Yuan Shao, while marching in place, said, "Let's learn this first set, then the other seven!"

To be honest, Qin Feng had long forgotten the seventh set of calisthenics, and he hadn't learned the earlier sets. The only one he was familiar with was the eighth set. He didn't really want to teach these, but with Cao Cao pressing him, he had no choice but to use it as a substitute.

But when Qin Feng saw Cao Cao and the others learning seriously, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Clearly, the eighth set of calisthenics had its essence. It was a set of exercises that combined the wisdom of the masses and had stood the test of time. When it appeared 1,800 years ago, it immediately impressed heroes like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei.

Suddenly, he saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu also learning.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei ran to Liu Bei's side.

"Brother, what are you doing marching in place?"

"Qin Zijin is teaching the secret body-strengthening technique. Hurry, let's learn together!" Liu Bei said urgently. Seeing Guan Yu's disdain, he added, "Learning it will be your own skill. As the saying goes, having more skills is never a burden. Second brother, you should learn too."

Guan Yu thought it made sense. As a great general, he had his own secret techniques and knew the benefits of a unique body-strengthening method. He put aside his pride, stopped stroking his long beard, and began marching in place, though his face turned even redder.

When Qin Feng's voice came again, all the heroes and great generals focused. He shouted, "Stretching exercise, ready~ start!"

Qin Feng stretched out his arms and stepped forward with his left foot, making a gesture of holding the sky with both hands behind his back.

After Qin Feng finished, he looked down and was quite startled. Thousands of people had their arms raised high, making the gesture of holding the sky. He finally understood the grand feeling of leading exercises in middle school. But even the best middle school exercise leaders were not as impressive as Qin Feng.

Middle school exercise leaders could only lead middle school students. Qin Feng, on the other hand, was leading Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei in exercises. If this news spread, it would shock the entire world!

Actually, the others were fine, but seeing Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei doing the stretching exercise of holding the sky was truly eye-opening.

"Damn, even Guan Yu?" Qin Feng saw the red-faced Guan Yu also doing the stretching exercise of holding the sky, and he was inwardly excited, his whole body trembling. He thought, "I'm actually leading Guan Yu in the eighth set of calisthenics. Who would believe it?"